Herbert Evans

Herbert Evans

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1882-04-16
Deathday: 1952-02-10 (69 years old)

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Biography

Herbert Evans (16 April 1882 – 10 February 1952) was an English film actor. He appeared in over 180 films between 1916 and 1952. A native of Devonshire, Evans started his screen acting career in 1914 at the World Film Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey.His performances include the Earl of Glenheather Castle in The Three Stooges comedy The Hot Scots and its remake Scotched in Scotland, the well-meaning but clueless butler Wilkes in Vagabond Loafers’’ and in the Our Gang short Shrimps for a Day.

In addition to his work in short subjects, Evans appeared—often uncredited—in such films as Casablanca, Strangers on a Train, Annie Get Your Gun and Song of the Thin Man. He also had bit roles in the Shirley Temple vehicles Curly Top and Wee Willie Winkie.

One notable departure from his professional pursuit of acting consisted of time spent as "amusement manager" of Coney Island's Luna Park—specifically, 1920 through at least 1924, and again in 1928 and 1929. It was during the latter stint that Evans engaged fellow British ex-pat Cary Grant—two years prior to acquiring that soon-to-be iconic stage name–to become, in the words of the former Mr. Leach, circa fall 1969, "a barker for an incubator sideshow." Even before his hiring had been announced, Evans made headlines in March 1920 with a $50,000 payment to the United States government in exchange for the newly decommissioned USS Recruit, which was promptly moved from Manhattan's Union Square to Luna Park, where it served as an ad hoc ballroom/bandstand for opening-day patrons and the U.S. Naval Recruiting Band.Evans died on 10 February 1952 in the San Gabriel Sanitarium. He was survived by his wife Etta and two children.

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Filmography

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Movies 100

Villager (uncredited)
Thunder on the Hill

Thunder on the Hill (1951)

Movie
The Strange Door

The Strange Door (1951)

Movie
4
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad (1950)

Movie
Wedding Doorman (uncredited)
The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury (1950)

Movie
Wilkes The Butler
Vagabond Loafers

Vagabond Loafers (1949)

Movie
Sir Harry
Sky Liner

Sky Liner (1949)

Movie
Bailiff (uncredited)
Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc (1948)

Movie
That Lady in Ermine

That Lady in Ermine (1948)

Movie
The Earl of Glenheather
The Hot Scots

The Hot Scots (1948)

Movie
Nobleman in 'Joan of Arc'
The Miracle of the Bells

The Miracle of the Bells (1948)

Movie
6
Jenkins
Jiggs and Maggie in Society

Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)

Movie
Garden Party Guest Getting Sprayed (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Movie
1
Faculty Member (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

Movie
6
Fleming's Butler
Lured

Lured (1947)

Movie
Tolson (uncredited)
Singapore

Singapore (1947)

Movie
Deck Official (uncredited)
Ivy

Ivy (1947)

Movie
7.5
Jeffries (uncredited)
Banjo

Banjo (1947)

Movie
Barton (Uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend

Fun on a Weekend (1947)

Movie
Train Passenger (uncredited)
A Likely Story

A Likely Story (1947)

Movie
Butler
The Fabulous Suzanne

The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)

Movie
Bobby (uncredited)
Night and Day

Night and Day (1946)

Movie
6
English Cartel Member (uncredited)
Gilda

Gilda (1946)

Movie
6
Burch, the Butler
Pardon My Past

Pardon My Past (1945)

Movie
Footman (uncredited)
Kitty

Kitty (1945)

Movie
6
First Coroner (uncredited)
The Fatal Witness

The Fatal Witness (1945)

Movie
Manby's Butler (Uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler

The Brighton Strangler (1945)

Movie
Miner in Bar (uncredited)
The Corn Is Green

The Corn Is Green (1945)

Movie
Michael, Stuart's Butler
Abroad with Two Yanks

Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)

Movie
Sardams's Butler
A Fig Leaf for Eve

A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944)

Movie
Backstage Manager (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty (1944)

Movie
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington (1944)

Movie
Footman (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

Movie
6
Club New Yorker Patron (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here (1943)

Movie
Butler
A Lady Takes a Chance

A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

Movie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow (1943)

Movie
Englishman Questioning Casino's Honesty (uncredited)
Casablanca

Casablanca (1943)

Movie
6.75
Butler
Johnny Doughboy

Johnny Doughboy (1942)

Movie
Smithson - Barham's Butler (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)

Movie
4
Glee Club Member (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Movie
Air Raid Warden
Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron (1942)

Movie
Butler
What's Cookin'?

What's Cookin'? (1942)

Movie
Maxim's Doorman (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight

A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)

Movie
Evans - Rankin's Butler (uncredited)
Road to Happiness

Road to Happiness (1941)

Movie
Postman (uncredited)
How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Movie
1
Reeves
Man Hunt

Man Hunt (1941)

Movie
Henderson
The Green Archer

The Green Archer (1940)

Movie
Parking Valet (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Movie
4
Betsy's Butler (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

Movie
David (uncredited)
Susan and God

Susan and God (1940)

Movie
Commissionaire (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Movie
Livingstone's Footman
Little Old New York

Little Old New York (1940)

Movie
Professor Crampton (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford (1940)

Movie
10
Footman
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird (1940)

Movie
Patient with Straw Hat
We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone (1939)

Movie
Bates
The Rains Came

The Rains Came (1939)

Movie
Nightclub Patron
Miracles for Sale

Miracles for Sale (1939)

Movie
Englishman (uncredited)
Man About Town

Man About Town (1939)

Movie
Doctor
Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties (1939)

Movie
Orderly Chasing Sara
The Little Princess

The Little Princess (1939)

Movie
Fagin - the Carson Butler
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

Movie
Scott's Mechanic
The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol (1938)

Movie
Butler
Gangster's Boy

Gangster's Boy (1938)

Movie
Richards' Chauffeur (uncredited)
Hard to Get

Hard to Get (1938)

Movie
Wilk's Butler (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)

Movie
3.33
Seneschal (uncredited)
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Movie
3.86
Bates
Saleslady

Saleslady (1938)

Movie
Grady
Everybody's Doing It

Everybody's Doing It (1938)

Movie
Mr. Hartley
High Flyers

High Flyers (1937)

Movie
Simmons - Butler
The Westland Case

The Westland Case (1937)

Movie
Angel

Angel (1937)

Movie
Townsman (Uncredited)
Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem (1937)

Movie
Majordomo (uncredited)
The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

Movie
Mr. Rayford
Echo Mountain

Echo Mountain (1936)

Movie
Porter (uncredited)
The White Angel

The White Angel (1936)

Movie
Meggs
And Sudden Death

And Sudden Death (1936)

Movie
Charles (uncredited)
Colleen

Colleen (1936)

Movie
Evans
The Widow from Monte Carlo

The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)

Movie
Detective Evans (uncredited)
Werewolf of London

Werewolf of London (1935)

Movie
5.59
Peter Tosh
The Little Minister

The Little Minister (1934)

Movie
British Official (uncredited)
The Gay Bride

The Gay Bride (1934)

Movie
Butler
Shrimps for a Day

Shrimps for a Day (1934)

Movie
Waiter
Great Expectations

Great Expectations (1934)

Movie
English Coach
Student Tour

Student Tour (1934)

Movie
Golfer
Service with a Smile

Service with a Smile (1934)

Movie
Alfred
Brief Moment

Brief Moment (1933)

Movie
Duke Finley
Ship of Wanted Men

Ship of Wanted Men (1933)

Movie
Count Von Stainz
Reunion in Vienna

Reunion in Vienna (1933)

Movie
Lord Hurley
Secrets

Secrets (1933)

Movie
Mata's Butler (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs (1932)

Movie
British Railway Officer (uncredited)
Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express (1932)

Movie
British Soldier at the Front (uncredited)
Chances

Chances (1931)

Movie
Tiffany Chauffeur (uncredited)
Newly Rich

Newly Rich (1931)

Movie
Racing Fan at Derby (uncredited)
The Devil to Pay!

The Devil to Pay! (1930)

Movie
Ship's Officer
Way for a Sailor

Way for a Sailor (1930)

Movie
Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Speedy

Speedy (1928)

Movie
1
Robert Underwood
The Third Degree

The Third Degree (1919)

Movie
Fritz von Meyring
A Daughter of France

A Daughter of France (1918)

Movie
George Steele
Who Loved Him Best?

Who Loved Him Best? (1918)

Movie
Leo
The Wild Girl

The Wild Girl (1917)

Movie
William Howe
The Heart of a Hero

The Heart of a Hero (1916)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.87
Based on 933 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1882-04-16

Deathday
1952-02-10 (69 years old)

Birth Place
London, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Herb Evans


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